COLLEGE WRAP: Scarlet beats White in Rutgers spring football game.

Rutgers quarterback Chas Dodd wears the name of Seaside Heights on his jersey, in honor of the New Jersey town hit by Supertstorm Sandy last October, during the first half of Rutgers spring football game on Saturday, April 27, 2013, in Piscataway, N.J. The team also wore "B" stickers on their helmets to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

PISCATAWAY — Gary Nova threw for 222 yards and three touchdowns and the Scarlet beat the White, 57-19, at Rutgers’ annual spring football game Saturday afternoon at High Point Solutions Stadium.

Quron Pratt caught two touchdowns from Nova, including the opening score on a 25-yard pass. Nova and Pratt hooked up again in the second quarter, this time on a 26-yard score.

Scarlet built a 31-0 lead on a 10-yard run by Savon Huggins.

Huggins finished with 63 yards on the ground, while Pratt had 83 receiving.

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The final five minutes in front of an estimated crowd of 21,000 belonged to 16 youngsters affected by Hurricane Sandy. The children played a flag football game with their respective teams coach by Rutgers players. Combined the two teams accounted for five touchdowns.

Men’s Lacrosse

Cornell 17, Princeton 11

EAST RUTHERFORD — Rob Pannell put in five goals and the sixth-ranked Big Red (12-2, 6-0) jumped out to a six-goal lead at the half, knocking off the 12th-ranked Tigers (8-5, 3-3) in the Big City Classic at MetLife Stadium.

Mike MacDonald had four gaols for Princeton.

Women’s Lacrosse

Princeton 14, Penn State 9

PRINCETON — Goalie Caroline Franke had seven saves and Sam Ellis had a career-day with four goals and two assists as the 18th-ranked Tigers (10-5) completed a seventh perfect home season with a victory over the sixth-ranked Nittany Lions (11-5).

Baseball

Siena 7, Rider 4

Rider 8, Siena 2

LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. — Greg Fazio collected three hits and drove in four runs in the second game, earning the Broncs (25-16, 10-4) a split with the Saints (19-23, 10-4) as they remained tied in the MAAC race.

Richard Stockton 4, TCNJ 3

Richard Stockton 4, TCNJ 3

GALLOWAY — Despite dropping a pair of games by identical scores, the Lions (17-20, 8-10) still qualified for the NJAC tournament, finishing sixth and will open at top-seeded Kean Tuesday.

Softball

TCNJ 2, William Paterson 1

William Paterson 7, TCNJ 3

WAYNE — Freshman hurler Ashtin Helmer tossed a three-hitter and the Lions (25-11, 12-6) got the win they needed to lock up a home game in the NJAC tournament. The Pioneers (30-9, 11-7) came back to win the second game.

St. John’s 2, Rutgers 0

Rutgers 5, St. John’s 1

NEW YORK — Alyssa Landrith struck out 12 over the two games for the Scarlet Knights (26-23, 7-11), who snapped a four-game skid to earn a split. Landrith moved into second place all-time for strikeouts in a season. She has 164 this season.

Princeton 3, Cornell 1

Princeton 7, Cornell 5 (10 inn.)

ITHACA, N.Y. — Alex Peyton tossed a two-hitter in the first game then slugged a pair of home runs in the second as the Tigers (26-18, 11-7) swept a doubleheader from the Big Red (19-25, 7-11)

Niagara 5, Rider 1

Niagara 9, Rider 1

LAWRENCEVILLE — Freshman Ali Meagher had a career-high six strikeouts in the first game, but was bested by Jennifer Sansano’s 11 strikeout performance and the Purple Eagles (13-25, 8-6) went on to sweep the doubleheader form the Broncs (8-38, 3-11).